Khor I is a breathtaking temporary <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/destinations/theaters/" target="_blank">theater</a> that was inspired by a walk in a <a href="http://inhabitat.com/stunning-bamboo-forest-continues-to-grow-atop-met-museum/">bamboo forest</a>. The calming wooden construction was designed by Netherlands-based collaborative group TAAT, and it is crafted from slender pieces of <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/timber/" target="_blank">timber</a> that have been assembled vertically to form a layered pyramid shape.

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Khor I Temporary Theater by TAAT

The space was established to invite guests to create their own performance by reading from wooden cubes.

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Khor I Temporary Theater by TAAT

Architect Berg Horemans of TAAT said that the Khor I theater is designed to be intimate yet open to the public.

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Khor I Temporary Theater by TAAT

These are based on Buddhist prayer wheels that spin around, reflecting the way Buddhist worshipers rotate the prayer wheels around the temple.

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Khor I Temporary Theater by TAAT

The script was written by <a href="http://gjst.org/Home.html" target="_blank">Gert-Jan Stam</a>, and in order to read it performers must move from one wheel to another in a dancing motion.

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Khor I Temporary Theater by TAAT

These independent ‘plays’ are performed without guidance.

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Khor I Temporary Theater by TAAT

They encourage movement, meditation and freedom within the architectural space.

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Khor I Temporary Theater by TAAT

Khor I is a breathtaking temporary theater that was inspired by a walk in a bamboo forest. The calming wooden construction was designed by Netherlands-based collaborative group TAAT, and it is crafted from slender pieces of timber that have been assembled vertically to form a layered pyramid shape.